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Jamaal Lascelles picked up an injury in Saturday’s 2-1 victory over Bournemouth and it has now been confirmed that he faces several weeks out the sidelines.

The centre-back suffered damage to his knee which is likely to rule him out until early 2021, and despite him being not only the captain, but a regular since 2016, some fans aren’t too concerned.

Newcastle’s centre-backs have performed well under Bruce this season, even chipping in with goals, and that has led some to think that Lascelles has dropped down the pecking order.

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The Magpies also have Fabian Schar and Florian Lejeune to come back from injury, which means there is no lack of quality or competition for places with Lascelles out.

Supporters don’t seem to be concerned that they will miss out on his leadership qualities either, which suggests they have faith in the back five under Bruce’s management.

Here are some of the reactions to the news of the 26-year-old’s injury.

Chris Ramsey has received an MBE for services to football and diversity in sport, and his achievement has been met with a multitude of well-wishes on social media.

Now QPR’s Head of Coaching, the former Swindon player has been a tremendous servant to the club over a period of five years, and many supporters feel he is well worthy of such an accolade.

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He displayed his great loyalty by staying at the club and accepting a reduced role when he was sacked as manager in 2015, which says a lot about his character and desire to help move QPR forward.

Such a mindset has garnered him much respect amongst the fanbase, and seemingly the wider community, as his years of service have now been rewarded.

He first joined the Hoops while Harry Redknapp, who he knew from his spell working at Tottenham, was in charge, acting as Head of Player Development, and would have overseen the progression of young players such as Harry Kane and Danny Rose.

Many QPR fans appreciate what he has given to their club and football as a whole and have issued praise upon him, as the following reactions show.

It has been a difficult time for Lucas Torreira recently at the Emirates Stadium.

The Uruguay international has started just two Premier League games so far this campaign, with Granit Xhaka and Matteo Guendouzi being regularly preferred in the middle of the park.

So far, the 23-year-old has had to make do with appearances in the cup competitions, including his start against Liverpool on Wednesday in the League Cup.

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Arsenal eventually lost on penalties to the Reds at Anfield, but that was only after a thrilling 5-5 draw in normal time. As luck would have it, Torreira opened the scoring for his side, and the relief was clear for all to see as he celebrated his goal.

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Certain things are beginning to get to the 21-cap man. Following Granit Xhaka’s outburst directed at the supporters at the Emirates Stadium against Crystal Palace on Sunday, £49.5m-valued Torreira was in tears on the sidelines and was even said to be inconsolable.

Clearly, he has a lot of admiration for his captain and was unable to hold that in against the Eagles.

Although Arsenal lost against Liverpool, his strike allowed him to release some of that frustration in a positive manner, in contrast to the 27-year-old Switzerland international. He will now be hoping to feature more regularly in the coming weeks and months.

Greatness has recognised greatness.It seems like an eternity ago that Manchester City were playing at their spiritual home Maine Road – when Pep Guardiola was a mere speck on the footballing landscape and the likes of Sergio Aguero, Kevin de Bruyne, David Silva were probably blissfully unaware of the club’s existence.Watch Manchester City Live Streams With StreamFootball.tv Below

Before the petrodollars of Sheikh Mansour flushed into the club, and with it global recognition and scouting networks that extend to the far reaches of the earth, there existed a champion, a goal-scoring fiend and legend by the name of Shaun Goater – or as his official Twitter account states: ‘Shaun Goater MBE (Feed The Goat)’.

Goater is apparently just one of 16 City players who have reached the 100-goal mark for the club, having scored 103 times during his five-year stint. Three of those came in a single season against bitter rivals Manchester United, and it doesn’t get much better than that.

Aguero, who is valued at £58.5m by Transfermarkt (an inconceivable number for veterans of the ‘good old days’), netted twice during Tuesday night’s Carabao Cup clash against Southampton to take his tally to 243 goals for the Blues.

In response to the Argentian’s goalscoring escapades, Goater tweeted: “The goal machine has just been switched on.”

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Mason Greenwood may be the undoubted star in the making at the moment, but Manchester United have a clutch of promising youngsters waiting patiently in the wings for their break-out moments. The Old Trafford faithful have already seen a bit of Tahith Chong and Angel Gomes this season, but one man who could eclipse them all is Brandon Williams.

Not the most heralded academy prodigy out of the group the Red Devils currently possess, but the player with arguably the biggest chance of stamping his mark on the first-team this season. The 19-year-old completed his first full 90 minutes of the campaign in the Europa League against AZ Alkmaar earlier this month, and according to some United fans, was one of the few silver linings of a drab 0-0 draw.

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As a right-footed left-back, Williams is in the mould of United stalwart Denis Irwin, and speaking after the game against the Dutch side, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer paid him a remarkable compliment.

“Top class, absolutely top notch. You won’t see a better full debut from a full-back anywhere. The boy is just going to improve and improve. He’s got the right mentality. I’m very pleased for him.”

Those comments will be music to the teenager’s ears, particularly with the Manchester side’s current struggles in his favoured position. First-choice left-back Luke Shaw has been out of action since mid-August with a hamstring injury, and whilst recent reports suggests he is in line to make a return sooner rather than later, Solskjaer may do well to hold off from throwing him back into the side.

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The England international has had a career beset by injuries, and has missed 103 games for United since signing from Southampton. There is absolutely no way for the Red Devils to wholeheartedly place their trust in the £27m-rated man, and that no doubt opens the door for Williams to seize his opportunity.

An injury-prone Shaw, and a make-shift defender in a 34-year-old Ashley Young, are his only real competitors at left-back. If Williams continues to impress in training, circumstances will surely dictate that he gets a run of games to show what he can do. And, judging by what Solskjaer thought of his full debut, there is no reason why he can’t be the academy prospect to make the most immediate mark on the team.

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West Brom put the first loss of their Championship season fully behind them by earning all three points in a thrilling six-goal encounter with Cardiff City on Saturday afternoon.

In midweek, Slaven Bilic’s men lost the accolade of being the only unbeaten team in the division with defeat to Leeds United, on the same day the Bluebirds made it a seventh straight game without a loss themselves.

The Baggies’ enigmatic loan duo Matheus Pereira and Grady Diangana both netted from range to give Albion a two-goal cushion heading into half-time with Charlie Austin and Romaine Sawyers bagging their first goals for the club.

There were a couple of nervy moments late on as super-sub Danny Ward netted a quickfire brace to have the game at 3-2 going into the final four minutes, but West Brom were able to hang on for a victory which saw them regain sole possession of the Championship lead.

Albion have managed just one clean sheet in their 11 league matches, so it didn’t come as a surprise to see them concede goals yet again and one of their defensive regulars was particularly poor for the first time this campaign.

Nathan Ferguson was promoted into the senior side during pre-season after impressing his Croatian boss, and he’s been a vital part of the squad playing in ten matches at right-back and, more recently, at left-back in Kieran Gibbs’ absence.

But for the first time this season, the 18-year-old was underwhelming – he lost possession a vast 18 times in the match and failed to register any tackles against his opposite number.

Substitute Nathaniel Mendez-Laing got the better of him after being introduced in the 58th minute as he assisted Ward’s first goal.

Ferguson was also dribbled past once and was particularly poor in his passing, recording an accuracy rate of just 74%, per SofaScore.

This performance might have pricked the ears of Gibbs, who was sitting on the bench – however, the former Arsenal man mustn’t get too excited as the young starlet deputising for him shouldn’t be dropped on the basis of one bad game.

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If you exclude the fact that he’s still very young and only playing in his first season at the professional level, he’s actually been an integral part of Bilic’s squad.

Last weekend he bagged the opening goal against Queens Park Rangers when the team had otherwise looked lacklustre, recording just three shots before his 53rd-minute solo effort.

He ranks as the fourth-best in the Albion side for average rating, per WhoScored, and has picked up two Man of the Match awards in their televised games.

Ferguson will do all the better for having this one blip – it will aid his development substantially as he can use it as a learning curve for the remainder of the season.

This article is part of Football FanCast’s Opinion series, which provides analysis, insight and opinion on any issue within the beautiful game, from Paul Pogba’s haircuts to League Two relegation battles…

England moved closer to Euro 2020 qualification on Monday night as Gareth Southgate’s side thrashed Bulgaria 6-0 with purpose after having to deal with shameful scenes of racism at the Vasil Levski Stadium.

The Three Lions are now three points clear at the top of Group A with just two games remaining in November.

Aston Villa centre-back Tyrone Mings earned his first England cap and repaid the national team manager with a superb showing, keeping a clean sheet while being faced with the brunt of the racial slurs from the home crowd.

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His interview after the game showed his phenomenal attitude, only going to display his leadership qualities in further detail.

In doing so, Mings has undoubtedly cemented his name alongside last summer’s World Cup hero Harry Maguire in the heart of the England defence for the foreseeable future.

As a result, any hopes Conor Coady had of achieving a similar feat have surely just started to drift even further away.

Wolves supporters themselves have thrown the 26-year-old’s name into the equation at times this season, while The Daily Mail claimed earlier in the year that he was in serious contention to be called up after his role in their 1-1 draw with Chelsea.

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Per SofaScore, Mings won 100% of his aerial duels, registered a 95% passing accuracy, as well as recording one clearance, one tackle, and one interception.

Michael Keane was the man to make way for the Villa star, but after that showing, there’s surely no way Southgate goes back to the Everton defender – especially after fans and pundits alike blasted him for his role in the Czech Republic defeat.

If that’s the case, then it will be a mightily hard task for Coady to even get his name into the England fold. He hasn’t featured at international level since 2013 when he was part of Peter Taylor’s U20 World Cup squad.

It certainly gives Villa some bragging rights over their Midlands rivals too.

Yes, Troy Deeney posted an update that indicates he may be back in action sooner rather than later.

The striker shared a snap of him back on an exercise bike working on his recovery.

The attacker has certainly been missed by the Vicarage Road outfit so far this season, as they currently sit bottom of the league with just four goals scored, the joint-lowest in the division.

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Therefore, you can see why the return of a man who netted nine league goals last term would be welcomed, especially when it’s the skipper.

Deeney’s first-team comeback may still be a while away, but this post is certainly encouraging.

According to a recent report from The Daily Mirror, Tottenham are interested in a move for defender Max Aarons. The 19-year-old currently plays his football at Championship table-toppers Norwich City after making the move to Carrow Road as a youth player back in 2016, with his impressive efforts for the Canaries this season seemingly attracting the interest of Spurs manager Mauricio Pochettino.

And that’s because a recent report from The Daily Mirror suggests that the Premier League title-chasers are keeping an eye on the 19-year-old’s development at the Norfolk-based outfit, with a move to North London, and thus the chance to work under Pochettino, a move that could turn Aarons into a star.

The Breakdown

Ultimately, former Southampton chief Pochettino has a proven track-record throughout his time in English football of developing and nurturing young talent into world stars, be it Luke Shaw at St Mary’s, or indeed the likes of Dele Alli, Eric Dier, and Harry Kane at Spurs.

In fact, the latter trio are now first team regulars at Tottenham with messrs Alli and Kane arguably indispensable, which itself underlines just what an outstanding coach Pochettino is – after all, Alli had never played in the Championship, let alone the Premier League, prior to his move to Spurs back in 2015.

Yet Argentine Pochettino has given him, as well as Shaw, Kane, Dier, and more recently Harry Winks, the opportunity to play first team football and prove their worth, which they have all done in abundance to suggest that there are few managers out there better equipped at bringing through young, English talent than the Tottenham manager.

And that must be of interest to Norwich defender Aarons, who has enjoyed a meteoric rise this season at Carrow Road to suggest that, with the right guidance, he could be destined for huge things in the game.

The 19-year-old originally began his youth career at Luton Town before moving to Norfolk back in 2016, earning his senior debut for Daniel Farke’s side only back in August of last year in their Carabao Cup victory over Stevenage.

Yet that has since paved the way for 26 further first team appearances for the England Under-19 international, 25 of which have come in the Championship to help the Canaries to top spot in the second tier table, with his two goals and four assists very much playing a part in their rise.

And such is the undoubted talent the right back possesses, he would surely flourish under the guidance of Pochettino at Tottenham – the Argentine’s willingness to give young players an opportunity to perform could well benefit the youngster in his quest to reach his full potential.

Ultimately, Aarons is very much a Championship sensation at present with the talent and potential to go far in the game – and a move to Spurs to work under Pochettino could go some way to turning him into a star.

Tottenham fans… what do you think? Let us know!

Steve Bruce has now revealed an update on Martin Dubravka’s injury ahead of Newcastle United’s game at home to Leeds United in the Premier League.

The Lowdown: Setback

Speaking in his pre-game press conference ahead of the match against Burnley in the Carabao Cup second round back in August, Bruce had confirmed (via Sky Sports) that Dubravka had suffered a setback in his recovery from injury.

The Slovakia international’s wounds had got ‘infected’, which set him back a ‘couple of weeks’.

The Latest: Update

Speaking ahead of the clash against Marcelo Bielsa’s team at St. James’ Park, Bruce has now revealed that Dubravka is ‘coming along nicely’, and added that the wound which was badly affected has ‘gone’.

Bruce says that the goalkeeper is ‘hoping to be back on the grass next week’, which is ‘good news’ for the North East club.

The Verdict: Big boost

It certainly is great news to hear that Dubravka should be back playing on Tyneside soon.

Third-choice ‘keeper Freddie Woodman has had to step in so far this season given that Karl Darlow has also not been available, and has conceded the most goals in the top flight (12) after four games (Premier League).

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His performance in the 4-1 away loss to Manchester United in particular was criticised, and so the Magpies could now do with Dubravka’s experience in between the posts, even despite Darlow’s return.

Nonetheless, the Toon need to start picking up results, and fast, with their Slovakian shot-stopper sure to be crucial in that process.

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